Adolescents’ knowledge, beliefs and experiences regarding sexual practices

Physicians' experiences and beliefs regarding informal consultation.

CONTEXT Efforts to control medical expenses by emphasizing primary care and limiting specialty care may influence how physicians use informal or "curbside" consultation. OBJECTIVE To understand physicians' use of and beliefs about informal consultation. DESIGN Survey mailed in July 1997. PARTICIPANTS Of a random sample of Massachusetts general internists, pediatricians, cardiologists, ort...

Knowledge, Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Swedish Snus

female adolescents’ experiences and perceptions regarding sexual health education in iranian schools: a qualitative content analysis

background: despite so many unmet sexual health education (she) needs of adolescents, socio-cultural challenges have caused this issue to be ignored in different scoieties. this study investigated iranian female adolescents’ experiences and perceptions with respect to she that they received at schools , and what they really needed, expected, and preferred. materials and methods: in this qualita...

Knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding osteoporosis among female medical school entrants in Pakistan

BACKGROUND Osteoporosis is a growing health problem around the world. The increasing incidence of osteoporotic fractures coupled with the lack of knowledge about the disease in the general community means that the disease is continuously increasing the burden on health sector and the general population. The purpose of the study is to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices about osteoporosis ...

Attitudes and beliefs of adolescents and parents regarding adolescent suicide.

OBJECTIVE The goal was to understand the attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of adolescents and parents of adolescents, from a variety of backgrounds, regarding adolescent suicide. METHODS This qualitative study used focus groups to elicit the thoughts of distinct sociodemographic groups. A professional moderator guided the sessions by using a semistructured script. All groups were audiotaped...